Simon was still trying to figure out if she was just making this up.

"I don't understand," he said.

She said nothing except to chuckle in response to his statement.

He stood there staring at her for another five minutes before asking, "And the doctor?"

She laughed.

“There is nothing money cannot buy here!"

"What about the line?"

"Come on, Simon, that was real. Thanks to your wife, I almost died."

Simon couldn't believe she was actually having fun with this.

"Simon, Yvonne has been on my neck concerning how sorry you are and how much you… You know that stuff!"

He knew exactly what she meant to say.

"That I love you, idiot!"

He smiled and asked her to continue with her narration. 

"But I didn't trust you,” she said, “That’s why I gave you an opportunity to actually get what you've ever wanted but you chose me instead. That was not what I was really expecting."

He attempted to say something but she interrupted with something that kept his mouth shut.

"This is your rightful place in the company. It's time you take what really belongs to you."

She handed over some documents to him. She was surprised to see that he wasn't all that keen about the company, and everything surrounding it.

He walked up to her and said, "You know I really don't need this company to survive, don’t you?"

She placed her hand on his chest and asked, "And you would let the ones who killed your parents have what your father toiled to build?"

"Well, I have you, and that’s all that matters to me," he replied.

She scoffed. She couldn't believe this man. She felt like slapping a tooth off his gum.

"Listen, I love you, but I still have my brain. Over my dead body would I let these evil ones possess your properties!"

He had his eyes wide open, his mouth agape in shock.

He wore a smile of accomplishment on his face and said, "Eve you just confessed your love for me."

"I did? I don’t think I did! Oh shit, I did!"

Before she could say anything else, he drew her close to himself and gently placed his lips on hers.

"I love you too.” He added, “Promise me that when this is all over, we would have time for ourselves."

She dropped the documents on the floor and hugged him tighter. She found rest somehow; she just felt safe in his arms.

On the other hand, Nkoli called Peter for an urgent board meeting.

"What is it this time around?" Peter asked as soon as he entered the hall. Everyone had the same question on their minds.

"Who called for this meeting?" Nkoli asked.

"I did," said Simon. He was accompanied by Eve.

"Simon, get out of this place now!” Nkoli yelled. “Eve is back so your place is outside that door!"

Eve smiled and allowed Simon to detonate the bombshell himself,  "Well, Mr Nkoli and co, I would have to terminate your appointments right away!"

Everyone burst out laughing. Peter laughed the loudest.

"Son, have you smoked something dry? What did that witch give to you? You've been a good boy all these while, just save yourself some respect and help yourself out."

He chuckled and sniffed in laughter as he brought out a thousand Naira note.

"Here, take this for your transport."

The whole board burst out into laughter again.

Simon smiled and brought out a photocopy of the documents they had been looking for over the last 25 years. He passed it to the first seated member whose laughter dried immediately

"I’m getting confused here. How many people own this company?" Richard spoke out.

The laughter in the whole hall went cold immediately.

"Wait, what?"

Peter snatched the documents from his hands and passed them to Nkoli. He pulled his coat and wore his glasses to read things clearly.

"It has the seal of this company, this is an original.”

Richard asked, “Wait, you mean to tell me that Nkoli is not the real owner? Why has he been occupying that seat?"

"Where did you get your own documents of ownership from?"

Another asked Peter.

"Isn't it obvious that theirs was fake?!"

Another fired.

"Ordering us around like goats when you are nothing but fake?!"

They were both speechless. Eve couldn't help but smile in satisfaction.

Simon reiterated, "Peter and co, like I mentioned earlier, your appointment has been terminated. Get out of this place."

"Sir, we are sorry, they had deceived us," Apologies thronged in from every corner of the hall..

Eve remained in her seat, smiling.

"It's time to execute plan B,” Nkoli said. “Eve thinks she’s got us on our knees. She thinks she has seen the worst of what I am capable of doing when I have not even started yet. I have managed to survive in this game for over 30 years, and this small rat thinks she can finish me in 3 years?"

Peter remained quiet, tapping his right foot.

"Empty the account now and get the tickets!" Nkoli ordered.

They still had enough time to carry out the best part of their plan since the still had access to the company's account.”

"Simon!" Eve called for his attention.

"Turn the car around!"

She had been informed about their intentions.

"Driver faster! Call the police now!"

Simon didn’t understand what was going on but he just did as she said.

Unfortunately for them, they got stuck in a traffic jam.

"Damn! Oh no! Let's get down quickly."

They continued their journey on foot and boarded a taxi as soon as they escaped the traffic.

However, they arrived late.

Nkoli was already gone, and so was the money in the company’s coffers.

Simon sat on the bare floor and said, "Eve, it's finished! Our company has gone bankrupt."

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